Swedish birch

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Large, deciduous tree, rare in cultivation, with branches pendent at the tips and diamond-shaped, deeply cut feathery leaves. Peeling white bark becomes black and roughened at the base with age. Bears yellow-brown catkins in early spring, leaves turn yellow in autumn

Scientific classification

Species: Swedish birch (Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica')
Genus: Betula
Family: Betulaceae

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Toxicity: Trees
Plant type: 8-12 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Pendulous weeping
Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer · Winter
Season of interest: Partial shade · Full sun
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Distribution of Swedish birch

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Culture

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Quick identification of Swedish birch

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Swedish birch care guide

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
Watering: Partial shade · Full sun
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Watering

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.